After flying high against Bowman Academy last Wednesday, Illiana Christian came back down to earth. The Illiana Christian Vikings lost to the Victory Christian Academy Lions on the road by a 77-62 margin on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (55), the Vikings still had to take the loss.

Jake Scott
01/31/25 @ Victory Christian Academy | 26 |
01/14/25 vs Andrean | 24 |
01/25/25 @ Timothy Christian | 19 |
01/18/25 @ Hobart | 17 |
12/16/24 @ Highland | 17 |
Despite the loss, Illiana Christian still got an impressive performance from Jake Scott, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 26 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Scott a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dane Van Essen, who posted 12 points.
It was another big night for Gavin Whitaker, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc to rack up 32 points along with seven rebounds and three steals for Victory Christian Academy. Whitaker is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Carter Herrold was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards.
Illiana Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Victory Christian Academy, their record now sits at 11-4.
Illiana Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-45 win against Calumet New Tech on the 6th. As for Victory Christian Academy, they have also already played their next contest, a 66-65 defeat against Phalen Leadership Academy on the 1st.
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